JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Dec. 2000 Dec. 1999 Dec. 2000 Dec. 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,496 1,008 1,311 763
Others 1,049 748 1,276 964
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - 1 - 1
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 121 115 79 88
Atlantic salmon 3,257 2,796 1,852 1,812
Yellowfin tuna 3,724 3,528 2,607 2,529
Bluefin tuna 963 938 4,294 3,967
Bigeye tuna 2,325 2,755 1,766 2,275
Southern bluefin tuna 7 35 7 43
Sea bream 153 114 106 115
Billfish 240 152 158 113
Frozen
Swordfish 118 174 85 135
Pacific sockeye 2,519 1,631 1,178 880
Pacific coho 7,431 4,940 2,516 2,648
Other Pacific salmon 528 2,036 199 315
Pink salmon 7,395 8,360 2,652 4,754
Atlantic salmon 643 454 260 240
Other salmon 69 232 35 114
Halibut 1,023 1,352 364 523
Albacore tuna 173 163 62 35
Yellowfin tuna 8,849 8,069 2,472 2,795
Skipjack 7,046 10,502 346 616
Bluefin tuna 99 34 187 89
Bigeye tuna 8,418 10,338 5,426 8,533
Herring 3,714 8,209 192 411
Cod 2,010 1,324 697 404
Mackerel 61,033 40,973 6,777 5,051
Mero 648 579 393 456
Jack mackerel 9,313 13,522 962 1,340
Sea bream 1,053 561 261 153
Capelin 1,257 541 302 201
Billfish 624 687 196 187
Spanish mackerel 274 176 109 58
Rockfish 1,831 1,651 437 346
Sablefish 628 1,043 613 945
Herring roe 355 264 173 111
Pollock roe 794 484 1,286 493
Mero, fillet 162 751 180 942
Swordfish, fillet 106 136 66 70
Pollock surimi 9,964 5,155 2,088 1,357
Cod Surimi 502 1,312 95 274
Threadfin bream 5,594 4,431 1,027 884
Salted/dried
Herring roe 257 184 151 143
Pollock roe 170 138 339 213
Salmon roe 168 197 465 525
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 990 964 635 628
Arkshell 742 699 436 364
Spiny lobster 375 366 945 1,032
King crab 3,020 3,472 2,028 2,189
Tanner crab 2,396 2,433 984 958
Blue crab 359 261 446 407
Other crab 324 537 415 743
Oyster 1,697 1,890 1,332 1,535
Clam 3,316 4,020 915 845
Frozen
Spiny lobster 447 411 796 688
Lobster 21 62 46 123
Shrimp 22,827 23,240 29,995 26,819
King crab 2,951 2,833 4,870 4,479
Tanner crab 1,845 1,125 1,970 1,157
Blue crab 1,025 921 484 409
Other crab 84 152 71 140
European cuttlefish 1,079 521 502 292
Octopus 2,535 4,337 902 1,317
Scallop 7 101 8 78
Other cuttlefish 2,886 2,900 1,776 1,756
Squid 34 543 7 71
Abalone 35 50 170 219
Salted/dried
Squid 197 123 125 88
Sea urchin roe 97 54 400 270
Jellyfish 528 883 257 399
Seaweed, dried 597 530 323 288
Seaweed, salted 769 910 69 69
Prepared
Eel 6,185 4,851 6,841 4,925
Canned crab - 18 - 18
Fish meal 21,256 12,564 11,208 761
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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